2023 Best Communities for Music Education Districts

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Congratulations to the 830 school districts that are among the Best Communities in the nation for music education.  The award program recognizes outstanding efforts by teachers, administrators, parents, students and community leaders who have made music education part of a well-rounded education.  Designations are made to districts and schools that demonstrate an exceptionally high commitment and access to music education. The 78 schools that were winners for the 2023 Supportmusic Merit Awards Schools are also available for viewing.

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SchoolDistrictCityStateZipYearsReceived
AbileneTX79601-59117
Clarks SummitPA18411-941212
AbingtonPA19001-453512
ActonMA01720-29314
AkronNY14001-111311
AkronOH44308-19586
AlabasterAL35007-92643
AlbertvilleAL35950-16258
AlbionNY14411-169715
AlbuquerqueNM87110-42027
HoustonTX77072-11151
AllenTX75002-40507
AllianceOH44601-29463
AmarilloTX79106-25988
AmherstNY14226-43307
AmityvilleNY11701-316112
AnaheimCA92805-57495
AnaheimCA92803-35204
AndoverMA01810-38092
AnnapolisMD21401-74273
AnokaMN55303-16509
ReadingPA19606-10002
OdessaDE19730-20608
Buffalo GroveIL60089-23819
LaGrangevilleNY12540- 591610
ArlingtonTN38002-83443
Arlington HeightsIL60005-31112
ArlingtonTX76011-000017
ArlingtonVA22204-57198
ArmadaMI48005-33145
KittanningPA16201-70256
ChaunceyOH457194
AuburnNY13021-469810
AustinTX787048
AustinMN55912-23781
WilmetteIL60091-11034
AvonIN46123-79679
West GrovePA19390-89083
Avon LakeOH44012-160014
PittsburghPA15237-12236
BakersfieldCA93305-432612
WingatePA168237
MilledgevilleGA310618
BaldwinsvilleNY13027-248014
Ballston SpaNY12020-15297
TowsonMD2120419
Mont BelvieuTX775238
BarbertonOH44203-17653
BarnegatNJ08005-22344
BartlettTN38134-45416
BastropTX78602-33102
BataviaIL60510-19489
Bay ShoreNY11706-663620
Bay VillageOH44140-230420
BayportNY11705-170410
BeachwoodOH44122-223918
Beaver DamWI53916-19041
BeavertonOR97006-57472
BeckvilleTX756313
BedfordNY1050611
BellefontePA16823-84365
BellmoreNY11710-42377
North MerrickNY115661
BeloitWI535112
BensalemPA190204
BereaOH4401723
BergenfieldNJ0762116
Oak ParkMI48237-116012
BerlinNJ080092
San JoseCA951321
BerwynIL604022
Bethel ParkPA15102 -16896
BethelCT0680115
BethpageNY11714-15014
Beverly HillsCA902121
Big RapidsMI49307-88456
NewvillePA172418
BillericaMA01821-18928
BiloxiMS39530-34049
BismarckND58501-36233
Beaver FallsPA15010-14104
BlairNE68008-37154
BloomfieldNY14469-93942
BloomfieldNJ07003-26382
BoerneTX78006-32725
BordentownNJ08505-00312
Bowling GreenKY421014
AshlandKY41102-92753
BoyertownPA19512-969913
WilmingtonDE198095
BrecksvilleOH44141-15124
BremertonWA98312-35424
BridgewaterNJ08807-28986
RochesterNY14618-202713
BristolCT06010-62729
BristolVA2420112
BrockportNY14420-02816
Fort LauderdaleFL33301-31253
BrownsvilleTX7852-124175
BrunswickME04011-21256
BryanTX778033
Ballston LakeNY1201911
Lower BurrellPA15068-87457
ButlerNJ07405-14041
HuntingtonWV25702-14361
Prince FrederickMD20678-42081
CarrolltownPA15722-73024
CandorNY13743-01455
McDonaldPA150572
CantonCT06019-318413
Cape ElizabethME041078
San Juan CapistranoCA926757
CareyOH433168
Carle PlaceNY115144
CarlislePA17013-22661
CarlsbadCA92009-16042
CarmelNY1252410
CarmelIN46033-982211
WestminsterMD211577
CarrolltonGA30116-75061
CarrolltonTX75006-613416
Carson CityNV89703-45541
CarthageNY13619-95957
SinclairvilleNY14782-97114
Fort WorthTX76114-26691
CatskillNY12414-16211
CazenoviaNY13035-10438
Cedar HillTX751043
WarminsterPA189745
Downers GroveIL60516-49401
Center MorichesNY119346
CentervilleOH454584
DoylestownPA189019
HarrisburgPA171091
MonacaPA150618
YorkPA17406-155417
Chagrin FallsOH440222
CovinaCA91724-12271
ChathamNY12037-13178
PittsboroNC273125
ChelmsfordMA0182412
BinghamtonNY139012
BinghamtonNY13901-12935
CheshireCT0641020
FishertownPA155391
ChiltonWI5301410
ChittenangoNY1303713
Chula VistaCA91910-61996
ChurchvilleNY144288
DecaturGA300302
ClairtonPA15025-04819
ClarenceNY14031-200118
Las VegasNV89146-340621
WhitelandIN46184-16064
AthensGA30601-245011
ClarksvilleTN37040-401210
JonesboroGA302363
ClearfieldPA168301
Mullica HillNJ08062-25206
CliftonNJ070134
ClosterNJ07624-29488
MariettaGA30060-270620
Cold Spring HarborNY118032
College StationTX77840-48004
ColliervilleTN38017-26461
CollingswoodNJ08108-30557
Plymouth MeetingPA1946210
New BraunfelsTX781304
CommackNY117253
AlgonquinIL601024
Port Jefferson StationNY117767
LancasterPA1760110
BohemiaNY11716-363111
ConroeTX7730411
New BritainCT06050-19603
LebanonPA17042-75958
Council BluffsIA515034
NewtownPA18940-220212
CranstonRI029103
Culver CityCA902324
MechanicsburgPA17050-171115
Cuyahoga FallsOH442246
Cuyahoga FallsOH44125-104318
HoustonTX77065-42087
N Sioux CitySD57049-40806
DallasTX752314
DanburyCT068105
DarienCT06820-44163
PortlandOR9722012
Stone MountainGA30083-10278
DeSotoTX751156
Deer ParkTX775362
Deer ParkNY1172911
Del ValleTX78617-32025
DelavanWI53115-16069
MilfordPA18337-945410
DentonTX76201-303717
HersheyPA17033-15919
DickinsonTX775394
DuncanSC29334-93802
SummervilleSC294834
Dover PlainsNY1252211
DowningtownPA19335-34596
DracutMA018265
Dripping SpringsTX78620-53164
DuboisPA158015
DubuqueIA52001-30957
Fort WorthTX76179-430010
AustinTX787469
North VersaillesPA15137-27267
East BrunswickNJ08816-49076
SabinaOH45169-95211
East HartfordCT06108-27273
RochesterNY14609-28109
Islip TerraceNY117523
WestburyNY11590-595615
EmmausPA180622
East RockawayNY11518-123710
East StroudsburgPA18301-215010
East SyracuseNY13057-945510
Old WestburyNY115686
EastonPA18040-81865
North EastonMA023561
OdessaTX79760-39129
EdinburgTX785418
LynnwoodWA9803616
El MonteCA917312
ElidaOH45807-95932
ElizabethNJ072087
SpringvillePA188441
ElkhartIN46514-12205
EllingtonCT060295
MiddletownNY10940-32389
PensacolaFL325054
VancouverWA986846
MarltonNJ08053-20011
ReadingPA1960611
FairfieldOH45014-19005
FairfieldCT06825-20506
FargoND58103-270420
FarmingdaleNY11735-372710
FarmingtonNM87402-88057
ManliusNY1310418
Floral ParkNY11001-23031
Corpus ChristiTX78418-47061
CincinnatiOH45255-31437
ForneyTX751269
CummingGA30040-45362
Sugar LandTX7747917
Fort WayneIN46802-35944
Fort WorthTX7610710
ArnoldMO630105
PittsburghPA15238-240612
MurrysvillePA156684
Franklin SquareNY11010-38021
FraserMI48026-185012
FrederickMD21701-51982
FredoniaNY1406311
SarverPA16055-92028
FreeportNY115206
FremontIN467371
FresnoCA937211
FriendswoodTX775461
FriscoTX75035-70021
HamburgNY1407512
AtlantaGA30339-292624
Garden CityNY11530-005112
Garden GroveCA92840-63535
GarlandTX7504014
Glen MillsPA19342-17513
RochesterNY14626-14484
GeneseoNY14454-97211
GeorgetownTX78626-68266
MilledgevilleGA310611
GermantownTN381385
GilbertAZ85296-10164
GlastonburyCT0603311
Glen CoveNY115424
Glen EllynIL60137-37981
Glen EllynIL60137-42001
FlintonPA16640-89001
Glenwood CityWI540132
GoshenNY10924-21956
ShillingtonPA1960711
Grand IslandNY14072-146012
Grand LedgeMI48837-17603
Grand PrairieTX75052-02017
GrapevineTX76051-381710
Great FallsMT59403-242914
Great NeckNY11020-163917
LatrobePA156503
RochesterNY14615-12308
GreenvilleSC296018
GreenwichCT0683013
Grosse Pointe WoodsMI48236-15845
Guilderland CenterNY12085-001813
GreensboroNC274016
SuwaneeGA3002416
HillsboroughNJ08844-44893
Dix HillsNY1174613
HamiltonNY133461
HamiltonOH45011-34551
Hampton BaysNY119464
HamptonVA2366910
AshlandVA2300512
HanoverPA173313
GreenlawnNY11740-12007
HarlingenTX785505
HarrisonNY105283
HarrisonburgVA22802-37018
HartfordCT061042
HavertownPA190834
KyleTX78640-47452
HaysKS67601-38121
HaywardCA945444
GreensburgPA15601-64113
HempsteadNY115501
MontroseNY10548-10395
HenricoVA23223-483124
New Hyde ParkNY1104015
WoodmereNY11598-13128
HicksvilleNY118018
HidalgoTX78557-300414
ColumbusOH43228-96473
TampaFL3360215
HobokenNJ07030-29013
Holland PatentNY13354-46187
HollidaysburgPA1664812
HomewoodAL35209-340115
HoneoyeNY14471-96378
Honeoye FallsNY1447212
HortonvilleWI54944-857619
Ellicott CityMD2104210
Green BayWI54313-71512
HudsonWI54016-790913
HumbleTX77338-22008
BedfordTX7602216
Hyde ParkNY12538-16327
AuroraIL60504-619212
IrvineCA9260412
IrvingTX750625
IrvingtonNY10533-21024
LevittownNY11756-574512
IthacaNY1485012
JacksonOH45640-194411
DeWittNY13214-06064
GoldenCO80401-00014
Lake HopatcongNJ078499
JenisonMI49428-923016
JerichoNY1175319
NicholasvilleKY403564
Johnson CityNY13790-131318
JordanNY13080-94312
HoustonTX770992
KatyTX77492-015920
KaukaunaWI54130-39164
KellerTX762489
BuffaloNY1422313
KenoshaWI53144-26649
KetteringOH4542912
WalesWI53183-964910
KilleenTX765432
Combined LocksWI5411310
King GeorgeVA22485-34134
Kings MillsOH45034-17498
KinnelonNJ0740510
VandergriftPA156907
KleinTX7737916
KutztownPA195306
La FeriaTX785591
La HabraCA906311
La JoyaTX78560-40016
La PorteTX775392
FactoryvillePA18419-00851
Lake ForestIL600454
Lake MillsWI53551-15316
LakelandTN380025
WarrenOH444843
LakewoodOH441077
RosenbergTX77471-39014
LancasterNY14086-11469
LansingIL604386
Las CrucesNM88001-12433
LebanonOH45036-128613
LevittownNY11756-404210
LewisburgPA17837-129612
LewisvilleTX75067-339420
LexingtonSC29072-38351
LexingtonMA02420-25046
LibertyNY12754-16014
LibertyMO6406812
LibertyvilleIL600481
NewarkOH43055-94504
LincolnNE685888
StocktonCA952079
LincolnshireIL60069-36103
LindenNJ07036-29519
LindenhurstNY117575
Little ElmTX75068-52181
Little FallsNY13365-16107
LiverpoolNY13090-304714
LivingstonNJ07039-26137
LockportNY14094-50238
Locust ValleyNY11560-11185
Lido BeachNY11561-509213
Middle IslandNY1195315
Los FresnosTX785662
AshburnVA2014816
LouiseTX774554
AllenTX750024
Cape MayNJ08204-46971
ArdmorePA19003-333814
Huntingdon ValleyPA1900610
WilliamsportPA17701-193813
LubbockTX794018
LynbrookNY1156311
MaderaCA936377
MadisonNJ07940-111912
MahopacNY10541-06663
EndwellNY13760-112810
MalverneNY1156511
MandanND585546
ManhassetNY1103015
LancasterPA17601-28774
ManorTX78653-46865
MansfieldTX76063-17662
MantecaCA95337-83812
RushvilleNY145441
MarionAR723642
MiltonNY12547-51553
Newtown SquarePA190739
MassapequaNY11758-620115
McAllenTX7850111
McGrawNY131014
McHenryIL60050-57964
NormalIL61761-43154
SelmerTN3875-24235
MemphisTN38112-480110
MequonWI53092-21302
MercedesTX785705
Mercer IslandWA980403
MeridenCT064508
SanfordMI48657-91611
MerrickNY11566-45499
MesaAZ85201-74176
MesquiteTX75150-279910
EaglevillePA19403-10486
NashvilleTN37204-28119
IndianapolisIN46236-970712
IndianapolisIN46219-55458
MexicoNY13114-307711
MiddletownCT06457-43561
Midland ParkNJ074329
MidlandMI486404
MidlothianTX760655
WoodayTX76712-762113
LewistownPA170445
MilfordCT064603
MillbrookNY12545-598410
Miller PlaceNY11764-00016
Garden City ParkNY11040-47471
Slate HillNY1097315
MinneapolisMN55411-25331
MinnetonkaMN55345-133010
MissionTX785395
SchenectadyNY12303-44006
Norton ShoresMI494411
MonroviaIN461575
Central ValleyNY10917-322617
MontereyCA93940-28644
RockvilleMD20850-17181
ChristiansburgVA24073-53091
MonticelloIA523102
MontoursvillePA17754-19007
MorristownNJ079608
Moon TownshipPA15108-420210
Moreno ValleyCA925533
RockawayNJ07866-40244
MorrisvilleNY13408-09904
MortonIL615504
ShoreviewMN55126-58009
Mount MorrisNY145101
FlandersNJ078367
Mount PleasantPA15666-10601
ThornwoodNY10594-19455
PittsburghPA15228-11079
NacogdochesTX75965-16204
NanuetNY10954-303016
NazarethPA180646
NeenahWI549561
NeptuneNJ07753-48528
LanghornePA19047-82457
New BraunfelsTX781301
New HartfordNY1341317
New HopePA1893810
New Hyde ParkNY11040-26072
New ProvidenceNJ0797412
NewarkNY14513-20244
NewarkNJ07102-372011
NewburghNY12550-73026
NewfieldNY14867-891813
NewingtonCT06111-284412
NewtownCT06470-530715
BuffaloNY142162
NoblesvilleIN46062-83009
NorfolkVA23510-27231
NorristownPA19403-27458
PittsburghPA15237-534417
North AndoverMA018456
North BabylonNY1170217
North BrunswickNJ089028
LathamNY12110-469713
PIttsburghPA15229-12339
LansdalePA1944612
North PlainfieldNJ07060-41011
AshlandPA17921-93004
Sea CliffNY115797
North SyracuseNY13212-27672
NorthbrookIL600628
ManchesterPA173456
LoysburgPA166592
EnglewoodOH45322-26814
NorthportNY11768-345616
JustinTX7624714
New TripoliPA180665
NorwalkCT068524
North HuntingdonPA156425
NorwoodOH45212-38972
NorwoodMA02062-14671
Oak HillOH45656-94086
Oak ParkIL60302-41127
OberlinOH4407411
OceansideNY11572-22198
OdemTX78370-43889
OlatheKS660634
MattapoisettMA02739-43372
Old SaybrookCT064752
OleyPA195478
Olmsted FallsOH44138-116117
OneidaNY13421-18118
Pepper PikeOH44124-59223
OrlandoFL328017
West SenecaNY14224-44237
OregonWI535755
OssiningNY10562-489716
OwegoNY13827-10625
OwensboroKY42301-36204
OxfordPA19363-15981
PaducahKY420037
PainesvilleOH44077-31142
WatsonvilleCA950762
PalmyraNY14522-140110
BakersfieldCA933137
ParamusNJ07652-534719
Kansas CityMO64153-17312
NilesIL607142
AllentownPA18104-964310
Creve CoeurMO63141-63367
ParsippanyNJ07054-51048
PasadenaTX77502-404817
MontvaleNJ076452
PassaicNJ07055-49191
PecosTX79772-58093
CorfuNY140364
PembrokeMA02359-33214
PenfieldNY14526-028114
Penn YanNY145273
MishawakaIN4654510
PerkasiePA18944-18988
FallsingtonPA1905418
West NewburyMA01985-18294
CollegevillePA19426-20426
PerryNY14530-11985
IndianapolisIN46227-48203
PerrysburgOH4355117
PeruIN469702
PflugervilleTX786603
PharrTX78577-49059
PhoenixNY1313513
PhoenixvillePA19460-44756
Pine GrovePA179635
LargoFL337704
YorkshireNY141736
PiscatawayNJ08854-59148
PitmanNJ08071-10144
PittsfordNY14534-197818
MassapequaNY117586
PlainviewNY118038
PlanoIL605455
PlanoTX75075-752423
PlattevilleWI53818-23998
PlumPA152394
SwiftwaterPA18370-01918
Port IsabelTX785781
Port AlleganyPA167435
Port AngelesWA98363-72752
Port ClintonOH43452-24156
Port JeffersonNY11777-209918
Port WashingtonNY11050-37194
Port WashingtonWI530748
PottstownPA194641
PottstownPA194648
ManassasVA201124
CincinnatiOH45241-161611
ProsperTX75078-93236
PulaskiWI541628
EatontonGA310247
Putnam ValleyNY10579-321415
QueensburyNY12804-291410
QuinlanTX75474-87434
RamseyNJ074466
RandolphNJ078693
RavenaNY12143-12006
RaytownMO64133-52403
Red HookNY1257110
Red LionPA17356-240312
Red OakTX75154-63353
HebronCT062487
RichardsonTX75081-418112
ColumbiaSC292239
RichmondVA232192
Rio RanchoNM87124-45175
Hampton BaysNY11946-28641
RiversideIL600081
RoanokeVA240122
RoanokeVA24019-240319
SpringfieldTN371725
RochesterNY14614-11035
RochesterMI483079
RockawayNJ07866-17084
Rockville CentreNY115707
RockwallTX750877
Rocky RiverOH44116-14397
RomeNY134408
RomeoMI48065-46211
AccordNY12404-55336
RosholtWI54473-03101
Round RockTX78681-49413
MiddleportNY14105-11149
Royse CityTX751895
HenriettaNY1446718
FlatwoodsKY41139-16105
MurfreesboroTN371285
RyeNY105801
Sackets HarborNY136851
Saint JosephMO64506-27481
St. Regis FallsNY129802
SalemOR97305-11305
San AntonioTX782125
San BernardinoCA92410-30173
San DiegoCA921034
San GabrielCA917754
San MarcosCA920695
Santa AnaCA927012
Santa FeNM8750510
Santa MonicaCA9040412
Santa RosaCA954013
SayvilleNY11782-260014
SchenectadyNY123065
SchertzTX78154-20376
MishawakaIN465444
ElginIL60120-65434
Fort AtkinsonWI5353811
JeffersonWI535497
LancasterPA17603-539613
West Palm BeachFL33406-58131
PhiladelphiaPA19130-40154
River FallsWI54022-25983
OrelandPA19075-241810
ScottsdaleAZ852503
SeafordDE199731
SeafordNY117834
SeguinTX78155-21525
Shaker HeightsOH44120-252914
GlenshawPA151166
SheldonIA512012
ShenandoahPA17976-14013
New CastlePA16101-60954
SheridanWY82801-23314
ShorehamNY117864
SibleyIA512496
SimsburyCT0607012
Sioux CenterIA512507
Sioux FallsSD57105-58982
SkaneatelesNY1315212
SlingerWI530862
El PasoTX79928-52617
QuarryvillePA175662
SolonOH44139-413310
SyracuseNY132096
SomersNY10589-32054
SomersetPA15501-25133
Monmouth JunctionNJ0885211
AlbanyNY12205-229810
East PatchogueNY11772-556310
McDonaldPA15057-09001
South Glens FallsNY128032
MaplewoodNJ070406
HookstownPA15050-14392
SouthamptonNY11968-50388
Center ValleyPA18034-97119
SouthingtonCT06489-082110
San AntonioTX78252-26125
PoughkeepsieNY12603-491711
RoebuckSC293761
SpartanburgSC293071
Spring GrovePA17362-120011
HoustonTX77090-429910
Spring LakeMI494569
RoyersfordPA194687
SpringfieldMN56087-10005
SpringfieldPA19064-234811
SpringtownTX76082-24136
LeonardtownMD20650-29221
LongmontCO80501-64363
StaffordVA22554-72465
LockportNY14094-96232
State CollegePA16801-795119
StephenvilleTX76401-19711
StillwaterOK74074-35008
StowOH44224-364413
StrongsvilleOH44136-521611
StroudsburgPA183607
SuffieldCT06107-10491
SuffolkVA23434-45291
JeffersonvilleNY12748-58156
CincinnatiOH4524211
SyossetNY11791-290221
TarrantAL35217-30351
TempeAZ85202-38535
TempeAZ852832
Texas CityTX775904
TiconderogaNY12883-15108
TolandCT060844
TopekaKS66611-12084
TorringtonCT06790-482223
De WittNE68341-450011
WashingtonPA15301-571311
SacramentoCA958423
TroyMI48098-477715
TucsonAZ85719-694211
TullahomaTN37388-34684
TunkhannockPA18657-14972
TylerTX75701-20355
UlenMN565854
Kennett SquarePA193486
LaredoTX780455
Upper St. ClairPA15241-23047
Sterling HeightsMI483129
PerrisCA92571-31037
Valley StreamNY115801
Valley StreamNY11580-20478
Van BurenAR729565
VancouverWA98661-63925
VernonNJ07462-009911
VeronaNY13478-29135
VestalNY138507
Vestavia HlsAL35216-33148
VictorNY145643
VictoriaTX77901-73465
Virginia BeachVA2345214
WahooNE68066-10933
WakefieldMA0188012
Hopewell JunctionNY125334
WarsawNY14569-12951
LititzPA17543-18146
HagerstownMD21740-17327
SewellNJ08080-26384
WashingtonvilleNY1099210
RenoNV8951215
WatertownWI5309412
WauwatosaWI53226-20415
WaxahachieTX75165-300710
WaylandMA0177814
Ontario CenterNY1452010
WebsterNY14580-355917
WeslacoTX785966
ImperialPA15126-00356
West AllisWI53214-31679
BeloitOH44609-950410
HartfordSD57033-23917
ExtonPA19341-28507
West FargoND580782
SyracuseNY13031-165517
West HartfordCT0610716
RochesterNY1461721
West IslipNY117956
West LafayetteIN47906-244715
ChesterNJ079305
West OrangeNJ070525
HollandMI49424-74831
West SenecaNY1422410
New CumberlandPA17070-08036
West WindsorNJ08550-20014
YorkPA17408-99002
WestfieldNJ07090-31994
WestfieldIN46074-93371
WestfordMA0188610
SyracuseNY132197
WestlakeOH44145-30983
WestonMA02493-250914
WestportCT0601311
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ScottsvilleNY145465
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